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TROPICAL STORM OHO ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP072015

500 AM HST SAT OCT 03 2015



...INTENSIFYING TROPICAL STORM OHO FORMS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.2N 154.6W

ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM SSE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII

ABOUT 535 MI...865 KM SSE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

OHO.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OHO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 154.6 WEST. OHO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION

WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED

TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A TURN BACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED

SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE

RATHER SLOW...NEAR 5 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS...AND OHO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY

MORNING.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD